The word "lode" has been employed in literature both in its literal sense as a vein containing metallic ores and in more metaphorical or extended usages. In several passages from H. G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds, for instance, "lode" is used in a technical context to denote veins of tin or copper—described as a tin lode in Cornwall [1, 2] and as a yard-wide vein shifted by a copper lode [3, 4]—emphasizing its geological significance. In a similar vein, another excerpt from the same work details the occurrence of quartz and slate within a tin lode at a considerable depth [5], reinforcing the term’s association with mineral wealth. Meanwhile, Sir John Mandeville’s Travels extends the usage of "lode" metaphorically to celestial imagery by naming a northern star the "Lode-star" [6]. Outside of these concrete applications, the proverb in A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs hints at an alternative, perhaps more symbolic, use of the word [7], showcasing its flexible import across different literary contexts.